Question 19·Easy·Lines, Angles, and Triangles
In , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . What is the measure of angle ?
For triangle angle questions, immediately recall that the three interior angles must sum to . Write a simple equation with the two given angles and the unknown angle, combine the known values, and subtract from to solve; this is much faster and less error-prone than trying to reason by sight or by guessing from the answer choices.
Hints
Recall a basic triangle fact
Think about the relationship between the three interior angles of any triangle. What do they always add up to?
Write an equation for the angles
Let be the unknown. Write an equation that adds , , and and sets this sum equal to the total from the previous hint.
Solve for the unknown angle
After substituting and for and , combine like terms and isolate by subtracting from .
Desmos Guide
Use Desmos to compute the missing angle
In the Desmos calculator, type 180 - 50 - 60 and press Enter. The output is the measure of angle ; match that value to the closest answer choice.
Step-by-step Explanation
Use the triangle angle sum rule
For every triangle, the measures of the three interior angles always add up to . For , this means:
Substitute the known angle measures
You are given and . Substitute these values into the equation:
Combine the known angles:
Solve for the measure of angle C
Isolate by subtracting from both sides:
So the measure of angle is , which corresponds to choice C.